Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Dutch

Etymology

From Brussels (“Brussels”, adjective) + hoofdstedelijk (“capital”, adjective) + gewest (“administrative region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏsəls ˌɦoːf(t)ˈsteːdələk ɣəˈʋɛst/

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Proper noun

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest n

1. the bilingual central, bilingual region (i.e. constitutive member territory) of federal Belgium, comprising only the 19 municipalities of the capital metropolis Brussels; its constitutional status differs in several points from that of the far larger and more populous regions Flanders (northern, Dutch-speaking; Brussels is an enclave in it) and Wallonia (southern; Francophone, with a small German-speaking minority component)

   Meronyms: Anderlecht, Brussel, Elsene, Etterbeek, Evere, Ganshoren, Jette, Koekelberg, Oudergem, Schaarbeek, Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Sint-Gillis, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Ukkel, Vorst, Watermaal-Bosvoorde